Barry Douglas – Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 1 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Barry Douglas - Tchaikovsky Plus One, Vol. 1 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Two of the most popular romantic Russian piano works from the mid-1870s are heard on this new album from the celebrated Barry Douglas.

Lyricism lies at the heart of the twelve movements of Tchaikovsky’s The Seasons (1875 – 76), commissioned by the periodical Nouvelliste to appear monthly, accompanied by poetic epigraphs. Tchaikovsky got his servant to remind him of his duty on a certain day in the month, and composed each piece in a single sitting. Each reflects characteristics of a different month, the style is simple, the mood introspective.

While the poetic aspect of The Seasons was prompted by the individual musical contributions, Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) was provoked by a visit which Mussorgsky made to an exhibition of sketches and paintings by his late friend Viktor Hartmann. The technically demanding memorial, a popular genre in Russian romanticism, is here played thoughtfully and sympathetically by Barry Douglas.

Tracklist:

1-01. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : I. January: By the Fireside (05:09)
1-02. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : II. February: Carnival (02:53)
1-03. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : III. March: Song of the Lark (02:52)
1-04. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : IV. April: Snowdrop (02:44)
1-05. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : V. May: May Nights (04:18)
1-06. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : VI. June: Barcarolle (04:57)
1-07. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : VII. July: Song of the Reaper (01:53)
1-08. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : VIII. August: The Harvest (03:05)
1-09. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : IX. September: The Hunt (02:36)
1-10. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : X. October: Autumn Song (04:34)
1-11. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : XI. November: Troika (02:52)
1-12. Barry Douglas – The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135 : XII. December: Christmas (04:16)
1-13. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade (01:22)
1-14. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : I. Gnomus (02:41)
1-15. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade (00:58)
1-16. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : II. Old Castle (04:14)
1-17. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade (00:28)
1-18. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : III. Tuileries (01:02)
1-19. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : IV. Bydlo (03:08)
1-20. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade (00:46)
1-21. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : V. Ballet of the Chickens in their Shells (01:04)
1-22. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle (02:14)
1-23. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : Promenade (01:23)
1-24. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : VII. The Market-Place at Limoges (01:24)
1-25. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum romanum (01:54)
1-26. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : VIII. Con mortuis in lingua mortua (02:10)
1-27. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga (03:22)
1-28. Barry Douglas – Pictures at an Exhibition : X. The Great Gate at Kiev (05:17)